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Show IT'S A LONG L-O-N-G STORY It stretches the imagination, but the fact is the longest-lived member of the animal kingdom-the kingdom-the giant tortoise has a record life span of 190 years. Another span Louisiana s Lake I'onchartrain Causeway II is the world's longest bridge: nearly 24 miles end to end. The equivalent of 300,000 miles of leased lines 12 times the equator's length go into the world's largest commercial computer-controlled communications communi-cations network. It's Holiday Inns' Holidex system, which scans room availability and makes instant reservations throughout the six-continent chain. And by a bare 145 miles, the Nile ranks as the. longest river, lt flows 4,145 miles, as against the runner-up Amazon 4,000 miles. |